What could they say, what could they doto silence these men, untrained, ordinary menthey who walked with ChristTheir miracle, healing the lame, witnesses in the Templewithin the gate, called Beautiful, a healing undeniable. In Christâ€™s name, without trainingthey could never have done it on their own.What could they do, to stem this tide, to stop the brushfire growing, feeding on the hungerthe hope of the people, the witness of the MessiahHe who was handed over, who submitted to sacrificehe who was without sin, taking on sincarrying our shame, our cross.Rising on the third day. Never to be silenced, the disciples emboldenedspirit-filled they rose, defiant.This fire would burn, would spreadbeyond their realm, beyond their reachnever ending, never dyingburning today, just as now.Feed the flames, taking up his lighthis fire, his message.Carry it in this place, in our worldto the ends of the earth

September 21, 2008Psalm 8,Acts 4:13-17,Call to Worship, from Book of Common Worship,Unison Prayer, from The Worship Sourcebook,and sermon, â€œEvery Day Peopleâ€, byPastor Ruth L. Foss,Suncook United Methodist Church